If you’re a regular user of the tremolo on your Strat, there’s a good chance you’ve had problems with your string tree. Those B and E strings have a tendency to bind up, causing tuning problems. That’s a big issue for someone in the middle of a Jeff Beck-whammy-bar phase, as Dutchman Fred Dingemans can attest. He tried everything: “I polished the string tree, greased it, raised its height, but nothing worked.” So Fred began to rethink the problem, and tinker. As a custom watchmaker, he’s used to dealing with small things that can affect the whole. The result of his hard work is the Dynaguide.
“Conventional string trees concentrate on letting surface friction between the string and string tree/guide to be as minimum as possible,” Fred says. “Instead of trying to fight it, I use that same friction to let the Dynaguide move in a better manageable location.” He calls it a “string follower.” Watch how it works:
Here are the parts you’ll get:
How hard is it to install? Just check out this 18-second video:
Fred says the Dynaguide is “proudly made in the Netherlands.” The cost is 7.50 Euro. Add another 1.05 Euro for shipment to the U.S., and you’re grand total is $10.84.
For more information, head to Dynaguide.
And, if you’re shopping for a watch, Fred makes 25 fully-customizable pieces a year. Click the photo to find out more.
